Sleeve Notes: Most of you reading this already know the instantly identifiable sound that is Ray Conniff. You are familiar with the Conniff mystique and arc going to buy this record no matter what it says here on the back … Continued
14 sound spectaculars – each track a unique experience in sound, specially chosen for the thrill of listening. A consistently reliable series of records that feature covers worthy of gracing our pages. This compilation features tracks from the series. Check … Continued
“Young lady visitors will have the experience of encountering for the first time the Italian male, who is renowned internationally for his amorous persistence. Like the little boy with the sick donkey, he just will never take “No” for an … Continued
Sleeve Notes: In America, as well as in Europe, the name Sid Phillips automatically ties up with King of Clarinet. This title was bestowed upon him by American music critics during his series of broadcasts on the C.B.S. Network in … Continued
No site dedicated to record covers of our sort would be without this somewhat iconic record. Brought to us by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss – the A and M of the record label Sleeve Notes: A lot has been … Continued
Sleeve Notes: This is Tijuana music – the noisy Mexican-American voices in the narrow streets, the confusion of colour and motion – captured in the sound of the Tijuana Brass. Tijuana is a spectacle, a garish border town . . . but … Continued
Sleeve Notes: In many ways a disturbing cover. What exactly are the women doing? Surely not a reaction to the three “tough-fisted” Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem? As the sleeve notes inform us, “Here they are, four tough-fisted, gentle-hearted Irish … Continued
Sleeve notes: Serie “Golden” Una serie de discos creada especialmente para nosotros en los estudios de Toshiba Musical Industries, de Tokio, Japón. Cada disco de esta serie esté dedicado a un tema o instrumento distinto y lo transforma en una … Continued
Sleeve notes: CHANNEL20SOUND Channel 20 Sound, a new process which realises in superbly lifelike stereo all the potential splendour of each instrument, was specially developed in the Tokyo studios of E.M.I.’s associates, Toshiba Musical Industries. Recordings are made in a … Continued
Sleeve Notes: There are some people for whom the sound of a Hammond organ means musical paradise on a grand scale, while for others it’s just another boring organ sound. But we’re not concerned with the latter-although it might surprise them … Continued